to take a breath; to take a short rest
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
sentiment; sentimentality
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
you (plural); all of you; you all
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp